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7,397.11
$118,062.39
TOTAL COMPENSATION OF OFFICIALS AND CLERICAL EMPLOYEES PAID FROM VARIOUS APPROPRIATIONS
Charles C. Cox
Clerk, Board of Selectmen
$ 321.00
Town Accountant
3,691.50
$ 4,012.50
John I. Preston
Town Treasurer
$ 1,650.00
Town Counsel
1,650.00
$ 3,300.00
Carl W. Sunman
Collector of Taxes
$ 2,050.00
Treasurer's Paymaster
543.56
Water Department Collector
738.30
Sewer Department Paymaster
73.83
Retirement System-Clerk
786.48
$ 4,192.17
Charles F. Young
Town Clerk
$ 3,045.00
Board of Registrars-Clerk
176.55
$ 3,221.55
Joseph W. MacInnis
Building Inspector
$ 2,584.05
Wire Inspector
369.15
$ 2,953.20
George A. Bennett Dog Officer Animal Inspector
$ 885.96
442.98
$ 1,328.94
264
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Kenneth G. Shaw Health Agent Plumbing Inspector
$ 738.30
738.30
$ 1,476.60
J. Henry Vik
Park Superintendent
$ 1,765.50
Cemetery Superintendent
1,551.50
$ 3,317.00
William D. Healey
School Department
$ 4,402.50
Recreation Commission
492.20
$ 4,894.70
Ida L. Weiss, Clerical
Selectmen's Department
$ 856.00
Accounting Department
963.00
Treasurer's Department
494.50
Finance Committee
60.00
$ 2,373.50
Marion B. Connell, Clerical
Town Clerk's Assistant
$ 1,869.00
Treasurer's Department
60.00
Park and Cemetery
330.00
$ 2,259.00
A. Mildred Hawkes, Clerical
Collector's Department
$ 1,995.37
Treasurer's Department
91.50
Retirement System
300.00
$ 2,386.87
Interest:
Sewer Bonds
$ 5,785.00
School Bonds
4,068.75
Street Bonds
2,337.50
Highway Building and Police Station Bonds
2,012.50
$ 14,203.75
Temporary Loans-Highway Reimbursement
$ 132.81
$ 14,336.56
Maturing Debt:
Sewer Bonds
$ 28,000.00
Street Bonds
18,000.00
School Bonds
15,000.00
Highway Building and Police Station Bonds
6,000.00
$ 67,000.00
Temporary Loans-Highway Reimbursement
$ 17,000.00
$ 84,000.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
265
Premium on Bonds-Expense Preparation and Printing of Bonds issued
$ 1,254.74
Refunds:
Police Department
$ 3.00
Real Estate Taxes
6,984.86
Personal Taxes
61.92
Poll Taxes
20.00
Excise Taxes
2,024.57
Sewer Deposits
1,828.15
Water Rates
28.45
Special Assessments
24.54
Interest and Costs
3.43
Accounts Receivable O.A.A. and Schools
131.04
$ 11,109.96
Agency and Trust:
Sweetser Lecture Fund - Income Paid to Sweetser Lecture Committee $ 201.00
Annie L. Cox Scholarship Fund:
Payments to:
Anna M. DeSantis $ 35.00
Jean P. Leone
35.00
Paul Lazzaro
35.00
$ 105.00
Annie L. Cox Advancement in Design Fund: Payment to Frederick R. Sias $ 5.00
$ 311.00
In Escrow for Investment-Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds: Payments to John I. Preston, Treasurer $ 2,370.00
$ 2,962,986.17
Total Payments Cash on Hand December 31, 1949
$ 1,161,450.54
$ 4,124,436.71
APPROPRIATIONS AND CHARGES TO ENTER THE TAX LEVY-1949
Appropriations-See Schedule
$ 1,725,988.56
Less Transfer from Overlay Surplus $ 6,000.00
Less Appropriation from Sale of Lots and Graves - Cemetery 2,200.00
Less Appropriation from Post War Fund
73,900.00
Less Appropriation from Excess and Deficiency Account 10,156.80
92,256.80
Add for Deficit Chapter 90-1946
$ 1,633,731.76
1,070.26
$ 1,634,802.02
266
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
State and Metropolitan Charges:
Auditing Municipal Accounts
$ 3,117.20
Examination Retirement System
81.59
Smoke Inspection Service
305.87
Charles River Basin
3,687.28
Metropolitan Parks Reservation
11,166.92
Nantasket Beach Maintenance
759.93
Metropolitan Parks Boulevard
79.91
Metropolitan Sewerage North System
32,500.24
$ 51,698.94
County Tax
$ 49,529.72
County Hospital
9,750.21
Overlay for 1949
19,464.48
$ 1,765,245.37
RECAPITULATION
Town Purposes
$ 1,634,802.02
State Purposes
51,698.94
County Purposes
59,279.93
Overlay for 1949
19,464.48
$ 1,765,245.37
AVAILABLE BALANCES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1949
Including those from appropriations in prior years
Town By-Laws-New Publication
$ 490.00
Police Department-Boat House
2,305.00
New Police Station-Appropriation
77,817.65
Health Department-Other Expense
160.00
Sewerage Survey-Preliminary
2,469.83
Sewerage Survey-Montrose District
14,962.49
Highway Department-New Power Shovel
38.23
Highway Department-New Equipment 1948
1,064.18
Highway Department-New Equipment 1949
412.32
Chapter 90 Main Street Construction
15,782.46
New Way-Water Street to Crescent Street
50.00
New Sidewalks 1948
39.62
New Sidewalks 1949
3.29
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Sidewalks
256.24
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Streets
3,756.55
Foster's Lane Construction
2,248.52
Aid to Dependent Children-Federal Funds
5,044.67
Aid to Dependent Children Administration-Federal Funds
.50
Old Age Assistance Federal Funds
5,287.19
Old Age Asssitance Adm. Federal Funds
2,395.50
High School Addition-Plans and Preliminary Expense
5,576.33
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
267
Library-Oil Burner Equipment
10.00
Additional Land for Water Street Playground
100.00
Park Department-Hall Property Improvement
100.00
Perpetual Care Fund-Joseph DeRenne
100.00
Recreation Commission-New Equipment
77.77
Veterans' Foreign Wars-Quarters
50.00
Route #28-Committee Expense
100.00
Bond Issues:
Water Supply Addition
3,063.05
Water Mains Forrester Road-Drury Lane
5,517.29
Water Mains Various Streets
17,198.05
Water and Sewer Department-Power Shovel
1,433.94
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1947
7,870.64
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1948
30,627.52
Sewer Construction Various Streets 1949
31,739.04
Montrose Sewer Construction 1949
84,791.60
Sewer Construction Orchard Avenue and Other Streets
191.79
Sewer Construction Vernon and Lowell Streets
8,213.94
Sewer Construction Cedar Court
353.71
Drainage-New Construction-Special 1948
27,986.50
Drainage-New Construction-Special 1949
5,967.72
Highway Construction Public Ways 1948-First Issue
1,102.85
Highway Construction Public Ways 1948-Second Issue
9,329.66
Highway Construction Public Ways 1949
24,443.59
Hurd School Addition
23,793.73
New Police Station
100,000.00
OTHER BALANCES CARRIED OVER FROM 1949
Federal Tax Deductions:
Balance January 1, 1949
$ 6,816.34 81,052.48
Receipts-Payroll Deductions
Payments to Collector of Internal Revenue
$ 79,629.78
Balance to 1950
8,239.04
$ 87,868.82 $ 87,868.82
Teachers' Retirement Deductions: Receipts-Payroll Deductions Payments to Mass. Teachers' Retirement Fund $ 16,175.20 Balance to 1950
$ 18,023.72
1,848.52
$ 18,023.72
$ 18,023.72
268
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Blue Cross Deductions: Balance January 1, 1949 Receipts-Payroll Deductions Payments to Mass. Hospital Service Inc. Balance to 1950
$
13.86
6,893.97
$ 6,890.72
17.11
$ 6,907.83 $ 6,907.83
Old Age Assistance Reimbursements: Balance January 1, 1949 Received in 1949 Apportioned Federal, State and Town share Balance to 1950
$
2,925.00
600.00
$ 2,925.00
600.00
$ 3,525.00 $ 3,525.00
Temporary Loans-Anticipation of Highway Reimbursements: Balance January 1, 1949 Borrowed during 1949 Payments in 1949 Balance to 1950
$ 17,000.00 36,500.00
$ 17,000.00
36,500.00
$ 53,500.00
$ 53,500.00
Premium on Notes and Bonds: Balance January 1, 1949 Received in 1949
$ 766.55
6,531.70
Payments on Bonds Maturing in 1949
$ 766.55
Expended for Preparation and Printing of Bonds Issued Balance to 1950
1,254.74
5,276.96
$ 7,298.25 $ 7,298.25
Perpetual Care Fund Income-Forest Glade Cemetery: Balance January 1, 1949 Receipts-Interest on Various Funds
$ 73.84
583.08
Payments for expenses-Cemetery Department $ 550.00 106.92
Balance to 1950
$ 656.92 $ 656.92
Income on Post-War Rehabilitation Fund: Balance January 1, 1949 Received in 1949 Balance to 1950 $ 5,408.93
$ 2,908.93
2,500.00
$ 5,408.93 $ 5,408.93
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
269
Sale of Real Estate: Balance January 1, 1949-No Payments or Re- ceipts in 1949 Balance to 1950
$ 11,976.00
$ 11,976.00
$ 11,976.00
$ 11,976.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery:
Balance January 1, 1949
$ 2,400.00
Receipts for 1949
1,972.00
Appropriation for Cemetery Department Audit Entry
25.00
Balance available for appropriation
2,147.00
$ 4,372.00 $ 4,372.00
Analyses of Light Department Account:
Operation Account:
Balance January 1, 1949
$ 55,709.27
Receipts for 1949
601,564.33
Transfers from Construction Account
20,709.27
Transfers from Depreciation Account
103,679.75
Transfers from Fire Alarm Account
4,000.00
Payments
$600,238.19
Transfer to Revenue
35,000.00
Transfer to Construction Account
20,709.27
Transfers to Depreciation Account
59,526.46
Balance to 1950
70,188.70
$785,662.62
$785,662.62
Construction Fund :
Transfer from Operation Account 1948
$ 20,709.27
Transfer to Operation Account 1949
$ 20,709.27
Depreciation Account :
Balance January 1, 1949
$365,814.89
Transfers from Operation Account
59,526.46
Payment for Purchase of Land
$ 5,314.20
Transfers to Operation Account
103,679.75
Balance to 1950 Account
316,347.40
$425,341.35
$425,341.35
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, Traffic Lights: Appropriation Transfers to Light Department Operation $ 4,000.00
$ 4,000.00
$ 2,200.00
270
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Guarantee Deposit Account:
Cash on Hand January 1, 1949 Receipts Payments Balance, Cash on Hand December 31, 1949
$ 37,367.55
9,847.50
$
9,454.60
37,760.45
$ 47,215.05
$ 47,215.05
I have examined the above account and the balance is invested as follows:
Wakefield Savings Bank Wakefield Trust Company-Checking Account
$ 35,000.00
2,760.45
$ 37,760.45
CHARLES C. COX,
Town Accountant
Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund: Balance January 1, 1949
Transfer from Overlay 1947
Appropriation to Reserve Fund
$ 6,000.00
Transfer back from Reserve Fund
480.04
Balance December 31, 1949
6,734.03
$ 12,734.03
$ 12,734.03
Tax Titles:
Outstanding January 1, 1949
$ 80,019.67 5,984.04
Certificates of Takings
59.65
Audit Entries Redemptions-Cash Audit Entries Abatements
$ 880.87
364.49
1,740.96
Outstanding December 31, 1949
83,077.04
$ 86,063.36
$ 86,063.36
Tax Title Possessions: Outstanding January 1, 1949
Audit Entry Sale of Property Audit Entries Outstanding December 31, 1949
$ 1,981.04 357.49
$ 75.00
387.19
1,876.34
$ 2,338.53 $ 2,338.53
$ 6,200.28 6,053.71
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT 271
Sewer Connection Deposits:
Cash Balance January 1, 1949
$ 1,610.85
Cash Received
11,524.65
Audit Entry
.02
Cost of Connections
$ 10,943.52
Cash Returned
1,771.52
5.00
Audit Entry Balance December 31, 1949
415.48
$ 13,135.52
$ 13,135.52
Excess and Deficiency :
Balance January 1, 1949
$223,612.58
Tax Title Redemptions
880.87
Audit Entries
97.00
Adjustment Entries
12.50
Sale of Tax Title Property
75.00
Abatements-Tax Titles
1,369.30
Refund Excise Tax
19.99
O. A. A. Reimbursement
581.88
Refund Forest Warden 1948
.75
Excess Revenue for 1949
181,761.40
Appropriations :
Chapter 90 Main Street
$ 3,000.00
Fire Insurance
5,600.00
Interest
1,300.00
Assessors' Dept. Clerk
256.80
Free Cash to Revenue
65,000.00
Tax Takings
4,762.55
Audit Entries
100.02
Refund Accounts Receivable School
28.53
Balance December 31, 1949
328,363.37
$408,411.27
$408,411.27
Trust Fund Account
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1949
$ 81,771.05
Funds Set Up in 1949
2,370.00
Interest for 1949
1,657.65
Interest transferred to Library
$ 337.00
Interest transferred to Park Department
60.30
Payments and Transfers Perpetual Care Funds
583.08
Payments from Other Funds for 1949
413.00
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1949
84,405.32
$ 85,798.70
$ 85,798.70
ANALYSIS
Total of all funds as reported Jan. 1, 1949 For details see Treasurer's Report New Funds Set Up in 1949: Forest Glade Perpetual Care Funds
2,370.00
2,370.00
$ 78,876.26
$ 5,264.79
$ 1,657.65
$ 1,393.38
$ 84,405.32
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
272
Trust Fund
$ 76,506.26
Accumulated Interest Jan. 1, 1949 $ 5,264.79
Interest 1949
Payments or Transfers 1949
Funds and Interest Dec. 31, 1949 $ 82,035.32
$ 1,657.65
$ 1,393.38
Appropriations Accounts 1949
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Bond Issues
Appropriations
Additions
Expended or Transferred
Balances
Moderator
$ 34.50 A. $
34.50
$ 34.50
$ 34.50
Selectmen's Department
4,612.00 R.
250.00
4,845.47
16.53
Accounting Department
6,269.50
6,177.75
91.75
Treasurer's Department
5,577.56
4,191.24
1,386.32
Collector's Department
7,245.00
100.00
7,342.24
2.76
Assessors' Department
W.
11,681.54
11,681.54
Legal Department
2,650.00
2,121.42
528.58
Town Clerk's Department
5,494.00 R.
90.00
5,580.01
3.99
Vital Statistics
50.00
23.50
26.50
Election and Registration
5,239.53 R.
345.00
5,436.70
147.83
Election Expense-Selectmen
1,006.90
1,006.90
Town Hall
8,515.56
A. 9.00
8,459.99
64.57
Lafayette Building
5,479.73
5,455.98
23.75
$ 63,855.82
$ 828.50
$ 62,357.24
$ 2,327.08
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department
$ 78,945.60
R. $ 160.00
$ 78,977.01
$ 128.59
Police Officer Clark-Reimbursement
B.
1,983.66
2,021.85
New Police Station-Federal Advance
B. 4,000.00
4,000.00
New Police Station-Construction
P.
100,000.00
80,000.00
2,182.35
177,817.65
Fire Department
88,131.39
88,054.01
77.38
Forest Warden
270.00
196.35
73.65
Hydrant Rental
10,200.00
10,200.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
273
R.
R.
38.19
-
Moth Department Building Inspector Plumbing Inspector Wire Inspector
12,774.20
12,726.52
47.68
274
3,234.05 R.
350.00
3,131.71
452.34
938.30
931.14
7.16
469.15
456.65
12.50
Dog Officer
885.96
885.96
Animal Inspector
442.98
442.98
Sealer Weights and Measures
1,262.79
1,255.22
7.57
Compensation Account
1,500.00 R.
750.00
2,222.70
27.30
$100,000.00
$279,054.42
$ 7,281.85
$207,684.45
$178,651.82
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
Health Department
$
7,766.06 R. $
825.00
$ 8,286.85
$ 304.21
Care of Dumps
2,300.10
2,179.40
120.70
Garbage Collection
6,916.00
6,916.00
Sewer Department
15,522.31
14,565.07
957.24
Sewer Connections
12,000.00
9,019.13
2,980.87
Greenwood Street Sewer
B.
162.39
161.69
.70
Stark Avenue Sewer
B.
2,029.99
2,029.99
Sewerage Survey-Preliminary
B.
3,491.83
1,022.00
2,469.83
Sewerage Survey-Montrose
B.
21,527.38
6,564.89
14,962.49
Sewer Construction-Various Streets (1947)
B. 8,762.03
891.39
7,870.64
Sewer Construction-Various Streets (1948)
B. 38,117.41
7,489.89
30,627.52
Sewer Construction-Various Streets (1949)
37,000.00
6,100.00
B. 12,000.00
23,360.96
31,739.04
Montrose Sewer Construction (1949)
200,000.00
115,208.40
84,791.60
Eastern Avenue Sewer
B.
3,664.47
3,664.47
Main Street Sewer
B.
4,912.21
4,912.21
Morel Circle Sewer
B.
1,692.08
1,692.08
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
Vernon and Lowell Street Sewer Cedar Court Sewer
B.
9,563.28
1,349.34
8,213.94
B.
1,200.00
846.29
353.71
$237,000.00
$ 50,604.47
$107,948.07
$210,160.05
$185,392.49
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT:
General Highways
$ 54,613.71 R. $
2,250.00
$ 56,846.10
$ 17.61
Drainage
5,000.00
4,178.23
821.77
Snow and Ice Removal
10,000.00 R.
2,C00.00
11,642.20
357.80
New Equipment
4,485.00 B.
2,779.23
5,749.50
1,514.73
Construction :
Davidson Road
B.
4.71
4.71
Foster's Lane
B.
6,827.87
4,579.35
2,248.52
Public Ways-Various Streets (1947)
B.
3,845.61
3,845.61
Public Ways-Various Streets (1948)
B.
31,804.36
21,371.85
10,432.51
Public Ways-Various Streets (1949)
60,000.00
6,100.00
20.45
41,676.86
24,443 59
Drainage-New Construction (1948 and 1949)
18,000.00
300.00
B.
27,986.50
12,332.28
33,954.22
New Highway Building
B.
382.11
382.11
New Sidewalks (1948)
B.
385.49
345.87
39.62
New Sidewalks (1949)
10,000.00
9,996.71
3.29
Rebuilding Sidewalks (1948)
B.
314.66
314.66
Rebuilding Sidewalks (1949)
7,000.00
6,743.76
256.24
Rebuilding Streets (1949)
18,700.00
14,943.45
3,756.55
Parking Area Rental
150.00
131.04
18.96
Chapter 90-Maintenance (1949)
1,000.00
2,000.00
2,999.54
.46
Chapter 90-Main St. Construction (1948)
B. 8,094.95
8,094.95
B. 5,000.00
Chapter 90-Main St. Construction (1949) W.
8,000.00
L. 34,500.00
31,717.54
15,782.46
$ 78,000.00
$125,348.71
$128,195.94
$237,896.32
$ 93,648.33
A.
L.
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
275
CHARITIES AND VETERANS BENEFITS: Welfare Department: General Relief Aid Dependent Children Old Age Assistance
Aid Dependent Children-Federal Funds
A.
149.95
8,093.54
5,045.17
F.
11,295.76
B.
7,940.50
Old Age Assistance-Federal Funds
A.
2,455.32
118,265.49
7,682.69
F.
115,552.36
Infirmary
13,889.53
R.
2,100.00
15,975.57
13.96
Veterans' Benefits
24,238.30
R.
610.00
24,953.43
272.39
Department of Veterans' Services
1,190.57
1,162.79
27.78
$254,338.40
$142,689.59
$382,030.53
$ 14,997.46
EDUCATION :
B. $ 193.00
School Department
$542,054.09
A. 106.18
$535,959.48
$ 7,070.56
High School Athletic Equipment
B.
433.38
433.38
Franklin School Auditorium Equipment
B. 50.31
49.30
1.01
High School Addition-Preliminary Expense
9,000.00
3,423.67
5,576.33
Lincoln and Franklin School Alterations
13,000.00
13,000.00
Hurd School Addition
B.
29,080.92
5,287.19
23,793.73
B. 400.00
32,593.67
D. 1,858.11
38,152.68
13.29
T.
3,314.19
276
$ 30,885.00
A. $ 493.52
$ 29,423.05
$ 1,955.47
31,030.00
31,030.00
153,105.00
21.66
153,126.66
B.
1,693.00
A.
Library Department
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
R.
676.77
A.
377.52
Library-Card Catalogue Library-Oil Burner Equipment
B.
375.00
375.00
B.
1,100.00
1,090.00
10.00
$596,647.76
$ 37,587.86
$597,770.70
$ 36,464.92
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED:
Park Department
Water Street Playground-Additional Land
100.00
100.00
Hall Property Improvement
100.00
100.00
Land Purchase-North End of Lake
15,000.00
15,000.00
Cemetery Department G.
7,511.50
7,457.47
54.03
Perpetual Care Fund "De Renne"
100.00
100.00
Recreation Commission
6,530.32
6,452.55
77.77
Miscellaneous Account
837.00
R. 600.00
Finance Committee
200.00
182.96
17.04
Street Lights
25,000.00
25,000.00
Fire Alarm, Police Signal, etc.
4,000.00
4,000.00
Rifle Range.
700.00
512.41
187.59
Fire and Liability Insurance
W.
16,400.00
16,392.67
7.33
Planning Board
125.00
40.75
84.25
Board of Appeals
600.00
R.
75.00
656.85
18.15
Visiting Nurse Association
500.00
500.00
Memorial Day-Veterans' Organizations
1,500.00
1,489.14
10.86
Memorial Day Marker-American Legion
125.00
79.71
45.29
Armistice Day-A. L. and V. F. W.
175.00
113.50
61.50
Lease of Quarters-V. F. W.
450.00
400.00
50.00
Memorial Plaque-World War II
900.00
896.50
3.50
277
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
$ 16,100.00 T.
60.30
16,424.25
36.05
R.
300.00
A.
1.10
1,382.25
55.85
Retirement Funds Route #28-Committee Expense Capital Outlay Committee
42,692.27
42,692.27
B.
100.00
100.00
B.
762.40
762.40
$139,646.09
$ 1,898.80
$140,435.68
$ 1,109.21
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES:
Water Department
$ 96,423.94 A. $
126.47
$ 95,989.46
$ 560.95
Lake Quannapowitt
500.00
423.63
76.37
Water Bonds
25,000.00
25,000.00
Water Interest
2,107.50
B.
750.00
2,857.50
Water Mains-Various Streets 1948
B.
28,766.45
28,766.45
Water Mains-Various Streets 1949
75,000.00
57,801.95
17,198.05
Water Mains-Forrester Road-Drury Lane
B.
6,661.41
1,144.12
5,517.29
Water and Sewer Department-Power Shovel
B.
1,433.94
1,433.94
Water Supply Addition 1942
B.
3,063.05
3,063.05
$ 75,000.00
$124,031.44
$ 40,801.32
$211,983.11
$ 27,849.65
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest
W.
$ 14,228.00 I. $
245.00
$ 14,336.56
$ 136.44
Maturing Debt
66,233.45
66,233.45
RESERVE FUND:
O.
$ 12,000.00
$ 11,519.96
Ş 480.04
Grand Totals
$490,000.00
$1,725,988.56
$467,476.93
$2,142,408.05
$541,057.44
278
TOWN
OF WAKEFIELD
$ 80,461.45
$ 245.00
$ 80,570.01
$ 136.44
A-Refunds
B-Balances from Prior Years
D-Dog Licenses
F-From Federal Government
G-From Sale of Graves and Lots-$2,200.00
I-Accrued Interest on Bonds Sold
L-Loans-Anticipation Highway Reimbursement
O-From Overlay Surplus-$6,000.00
P-Appropriated from Post War Fund-$73,900.00
R-From Reserve Fund
T-Income from Trust Funds
W-Appropriated from E and D (Surplus)
$ 256.80
3,000.00
5,600.00
1,300.00
$ 10,156.80
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
279
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1949
ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Revenue Cash Non Revenue Cash
$777,825.92 383,624.62
$1,161,450.54
Real Estate Taxes 1948
$ 7,565.29
Real Estate Taxes 1949
53,033.55
Perpetual Care Fund Income
103.92
Personal Property Taxes 1948
12.00
Income on Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
5,408.93
Personal Property Taxes 1949
2,080.06
Excise Tax Revenue
14,093.78
$ 62,690.90
Departmental Revenue
30,964.94
Poll Taxes 1949
$ 48.00
Special Assessment Revenue
53,859.85
Excise Taxes 1948
$ 22.31
Excise Taxes 1949
14,071.47
$ 14,093.78
Betterment Assessments 1948
$
47.83
Betterment Assessments 1949
135.43
$ 183.26
Sewer Assessments 1948
$
49.36
Sewer Assessments 1949
1,395.80
$ 1,445.16
Moth Assessments 1948
11.50
Moth Assessments 1949
59.00
$ 70.50
Betterment Assessments Not Apportioned
$ 51,949.83
Committed Interest 1948
$ 20.92
Committed Interest 1949
190.18
$ 211.10
Uncommitted Betterments-Streets $ 420.79
Temporary Loans-Highway Reimbursements 36,500.00
Premiums on Notes and Bonds 5,276.93
Sewer Connection Deposits 415.48
280
TOWN OF
WAKEFIELD
Tax Collector-Petty Cash $ 100.00
Light Department-Petty Cash
400.00
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances
500.00
Tax Titles
83,077.04
Accounts Receivable :
Health Department
$ 7,574.95
Welfare Temporary Aid
2,914.04
Welfare Aid Dependent Children 3,935.34
Welfare-Old Age Assistance
2,354.52
School Department 13,997.91
Comm. of Mass. Veterans' Burials 188.18
$ 30,964.94
State Aid-Highways
$ 8,596.94
County Aid-Highways
4,798.47
$ 13,395.41
Water Rates
$
1,061.78
Water Services
1,032.06
$ 2,093.84
Water Revenue Municipal Light Revenue $ 42,446.43
$ 2,093.84
Light Department Bills
$ 42,446.43
Special Cash-Municipal Light Guarantees Revenue 1950 -
$ 2,000.00
Appropriation from Post War Funds Overlay:
$ 5,205.02
1933
$ 32.75
1934
47.21
Excess and Deficiency
$328,363.37
1935
46.30
1936
39.20
1937
127.96
1938
130.09
281
REPORT
OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
$ 37,760.45
$ 73,900.00
Overlay 1948 Overlay Surplus-Reserve Fund
$ 6,734.03
$ 500.00 $ 83,077.04
Tax Title Revenue
1939
129.77
1940
119.42
1941
109.66
1942
105.82
1943
82.60
1944
82.01
1945
84.96
1946
93.81
1949
3,911.22
Sewer Assessments Apportioned
$ 38,323.93
Due in 1950
$ 6,452.23
Due in 1951
6,412.51
Due in 1952
5,092.87
Due in 1953
4,440.81
Due in 1954
3,728.64
Due in 1955
3,583.72
Due in 1956
3,562.62
Due in 1957
2,947.94
Due in 1958
2,027.67
Due in 1959
74.92
$ 38,323.93
Betterment Assessments Apportioned:
Betterment Assessments Apportioned $ 13,702.45
Due in 1950
$ 3,309.30
Due in 1951
2,407.61
Due in 1952
1,560.18
Due in 1953
1,203.05
Due in 1954
1,150.55
Due in 1955
1,134.21
Due in 1956
983.46
282
TOWN OF WAKEFIELD
$ 5,142.78
Sewer Assessments Apportioned:
Due in 1957 Due in 1958
978.21 975.88
Tax Title Possessions
$ 1,876.34
Tax Title Possessions Revenue
$ 13,702.45 $ 1,876.34
Sale of Real Estate
11,976.00
Sale of Lots and Graves-Cemetery
2,147.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Cemetery
220.00
Sale of Lots-Partial Payments
80.00
Perpetual Care Bequests-Partial Payments
85.00
Old Age Assistance Reimbursements
600.00
Municipal Light Guarantee Deposits
37,760.45
Appropriation Balances:
Town By-Laws-New Publication $ 490.00
Police Dept .- New Boat House 2,305.00
New Police Station 77,817.65
Health Dept .- Other Expense 160.00
Sewerage Survey-Preliminary
2,469.83
Sewerage Survey-Montrose Dist. 14,962.49
Highway-New Power Shovel 1948 38.23
Highway-New Equipment 1948
1,064.18
Highway-New Equipment 1949
412.32
Highway Construction Chap. 90 Main Street 15,782.46
New Way-Water Street to Crescent Street
50.00
New Sidewalks 1948
39.62
New Sidewalks 1949
3.29
Water Supply Survey
2,000.00
Route No. 28-Committee Expense
100.00
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
283
Rebuilding and Resurfacing Sidewalks 1949 Rebuilding and Resurfacing Streets 1949 3,756.55
256.24
Foster's Lane Construction
2,248.52
Willard Donnell Trust-Welfare
360.12
Aid Dependent Children Federal Funds 5,044.67
Aid Dependent Children Adm. Federal Funds .50
Old Age Assistance Fed. Funds 5,287.19
Old Age Asst. Adm. Fed. Funds
2,395.50
High School Addition-Plans and
Preliminary Expense
5,576.33
Library Department-Oil Burner
Equipment 10.00
Water Street Playground Additional Land 100.00
Park Dept. Hall Property Improve- ments 100.00
Perpetual Care Funds- Joseph DeRenne 100.00
Recreation Commission-New Equipment 77.77
Veterans' Foreign Wars-Lease
of Quarters 50.00
$143,058.46
284
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Under Estimates State and County Charges: County Tax $
5,155.92
Metropolitan Parks Loan 4,510.43
Metropolitan Sewerage North System 901.75
$ 10,568.10
Over Estimates State and County Charges: Smoke Inspection Service $ 1.90
Auditing Municipal Accounts 867.81 Charles River Basin 1,170.03 Metropolitan Parks-Nantasket 291.64
$
2,331.38
Agency and Trust: Blue Cross Deductions $ 17.11
Federal Tax Deductions 8,239.04
Teachers' Retirement Deductions 1,848.52
$ 10,104.67
Municipal Light Department: Operation Fund $ 70,188.70
Depreciation Fund 316,347.40
$386,536.10
$ 1,264,270.16
Total Revenue Bond Issues-Non-Revenue Cash: Water Supply Addition $ 3,063.05
Water Mains Extensions, Forrester Road-Drury Lane 5,517.29
Water Mains Extensions-Various Streets 17,198.05
Water and Sewerage Department- Power Shovel 1,433.94
Sewer Construction:
Orchard Avenue and Other Streets 191.79
Vernon and Lowell Streets 8,213.94
Cedar Court 353.71
REPORT OF TOWN ACCOUNTANT
285
Various Streets 1947 7,870.64
Various Streets 1948 30,627.52
Various Streets 1949 31,739.04
Montrose Sewer Construction
84,791.60
Special Drainage 1948
27,986.50
Special Drainage 1949
5,967.72
Highway Construction-Public Ways
1948-First Issue 1,102.85
Highway Construction-Public Ways 1948-Second Issue
9,329.66
Highway Construction-Public Ways 1949- 24,443.59
Hurd School Addition
23,793.73
New Police Station
100,000.00
$383,624.62
Grand Total
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